Medina vs Santiago - Cost of Living Comparison

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Medina Santiago
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1182
$1108
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2412
$2721
🏠 One person rent
$673
$495
🏘️ Family rent
$906
$858
🍽️ Food expenses
$308
$360
🚐 Transport expenses
$111
$154
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1300
$844
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
14 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
22
91
😀 Quality of life
70
81
🏙️ Population
1.41M
6.26M

The cost of living in Medina is 7% more expensive than in Santiago. Cities ranked 4743rd and 4939th ($1182 vs $1108) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 2nd and 1st in Saudi Arabia and Chile, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs Chile comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.1 months in Medina compared to 0.8 months in Santiago. Medina ranked 6th best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Santiago ranked 1st in Chile, while ranked 4114th and 672nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Medina vs Santiago

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Medina Santiago
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$5.56
$10.7
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$31.9
$47.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$7.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.61
$3.49
☕ Cappuccino
$2.77
$3.52
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.81
$1.55
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$439
$509
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$505
$369
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$633
$896
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$688
$675
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$91.1
$77.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$140
$119
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$89.7
$20.2
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
3.02%
5.26%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$3803
$2583
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1109
$3493
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.06
$0.85
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.7
$41.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$14.8
$10.3
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.62
$1.37
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.65
$1.19
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.95
$1.26
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.35
$1.66
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.06
$4.02
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.32
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.18
$6.5
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$12.6
$10.8
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.42
$1.96
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.98
$1.52
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.33
$2.03
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.52
$1.77
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.39
$1.62
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$1.63
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.49
$0.78
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.88
$2.12
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$1.32
$6.13
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.68
$1.53
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.47
$5.55
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$5.3
$4.06
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$3.94
$4.03
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.35
$2.36
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.15
$2.71
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$79.6
$43.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$13.3
$6.31
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$25.9
$40.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.79
$16.8
👖 Brand Jeans
$37.2
$56
👟 Brand Sneakers
$67
$79.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$286
$425
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5508
$9190

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Distance City Cost of living
168 km or 104 mi Yanbu
$791
328 km or 204 mi Jeddah
$1155
339 km or 211 mi Mecca
$1162
378 km or 235 mi Al Wajh
$940
398 km or 247 mi Ha'il
$825
422 km or 262 mi Ar Rass
$862
477 km or 296 mi Unaizah
$967
531 km or 330 mi Tabuk
$1069
585 km or 363 mi Bisha
$918
593 km or 368 mi Port Sudan
$964
595 km or 370 mi Dumat al-Jandal
$791
615 km or 382 mi Sakakah
$769
650 km or 404 mi Sharm El Sheikh
$589
657 km or 408 mi Hurghada
$346
661 km or 411 mi Bareq
$903
675 km or 419 mi El Gouna
$354
676 km or 420 mi Dahab
$517
680 km or 423 mi Aswan
$348
714 km or 444 mi Luxor
$365
717 km or 446 mi Qena
$428
719 km or 447 mi Riyadh
$1627
723 km or 449 mi Aqaba
$782
729 km or 453 mi Eilat
$1734
742 km or 461 mi Ma'an
$798
757 km or 470 mi Abha
$911
758 km or 471 mi As Sulayyil
$1008
810 km or 503 mi Tafilah
$645
827 km or 514 mi Sohag
$398
839 km or 522 mi Al-Karak
$718
861 km or 535 mi Dimona
$1910
870 km or 540 mi Arad
$1855
890 km or 553 mi Beersheba
$1645
896 km or 557 mi Asyut
$271
901 km or 560 mi Hebron
$837
902 km or 561 mi Dura
$1021
902 km or 561 mi Ofakim
$1867
905 km or 562 mi Rahat
$1879
906 km or 563 mi Amman
$1009
907 km or 564 mi Najran
$860
913 km or 567 mi Bethlehem
$987

Cities near Santiago

Distance City Cost of living
17 km or 11 mi San Bernardo
$768
20 km or 12 mi Puente Alto
$874
69 km or 43 mi Los Andes
$760
78 km or 48 mi San Felipe
$714
80 km or 50 mi Rancagua
$780
80 km or 50 mi Villa Alemana
$839
83 km or 52 mi Quillota
$849
85 km or 53 mi Quilpue
$845
89 km or 55 mi San Antonio
$1065
95 km or 59 mi Vina del Mar
$885
99 km or 62 mi Valparaiso
$908
130 km or 80 mi San Fernando
$911
179 km or 111 mi Curico
$752
181 km or 112 mi Godoy Cruz
$877
182 km or 113 mi Mendoza
$897
185 km or 115 mi Las Heras
$877
208 km or 129 mi San Martin
$838
238 km or 148 mi Talca
$821
251 km or 156 mi San Rafael
$639
264 km or 164 mi Constitucion
$806
280 km or 174 mi Linares
$848
292 km or 181 mi San Juan
$578
321 km or 199 mi Ovalle
$724
375 km or 233 mi Chillan
$666
394 km or 245 mi Coquimbo
$829
398 km or 247 mi La Serena
$833
401 km or 249 mi San Luis
$756
409 km or 254 mi Tome
$746
426 km or 265 mi Talcahuano
$657
434 km or 269 mi Concepcion
$874
455 km or 283 mi Coronel
$801
456 km or 284 mi Lujan
$750
464 km or 288 mi Lota
$800
472 km or 294 mi Los Angeles
$840
482 km or 300 mi Villa Mercedes
$752
508 km or 316 mi Curanilahue
$800
518 km or 322 mi Angol
$819
542 km or 337 mi Vallenar
$798
576 km or 358 mi La Rioja
$571
588 km or 366 mi Rio Cuarto
$827